Had he not misguidedly run for President in 2000, Ralph Nader's legacy would have been the countless lives he saved with his crusade against the abominable safety practices of the auto industry. His book Unsafe at Any Speed led to seat belts in all cars, better safety standards, sounder designs, and a lot less people (though there are still far too many) killed in auto accidents.
Unfortunately Nader's good works were cancelled out by his costing Al Gore the 2000 Presidential election which saddled us with George W. Bush and cost even more Americans their lives in two disastrous wars, 9/11, and Hurricane Katrina, not to mention the financial health of numerous families destroyed by the Great Recession. All of which were the direct result of republican leadership.
Not content with that colossal mistake, Nader has recently praised Donald Trump more than Hillary Clinton, for his stances on trade deals, self funded campaign (not hard when you're a billionaire and he seems a lot more interested in rich people's money now that he's the presumptive republican nominee), and Wall Street (what the fuck?). Nader seems to be under the impression that both parties are equally corrupt and that a Donald Trump Presidency would be no better or worse than a Clinton one.
Nader should do those of us who actually have to live with the actions of the next President a favor and shut the fuck up--apparently he's not wise enough to realize, even after his disastrous candidacy in 2000, that bad candidates do not change America for the betterment of ordinary folks.
And Donald Trump is one brutally bad candidate.
Peace,
emaycee
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